Best All-Season on Snow?

[Mark Reis]

Lee, have you tried both?  If not, would you please cite your source?
I'm also in the process of deciding between these two.  Personally, I was
blown away by the Blizzaks I had on my S4 a few years ago...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee M. Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: Best All-Season on Snow?


> "Michael L. Riebs" <michael at 1stchoicegranite.com> writes:
>
> >
> > A few years ago I read somewhere that the Quattro system
> > specifically, along with the Blizzak tires would give you the absolute
> best performing winter
> > vehicle anywhere on the planet - by a large margin!
> >
> > Definitely not intended for much pavement use, though. Way to soft a
> > compound.
> >
>
> That soft compound performs very well when the tires are new...such as
> during a tire comparison...but once you've worn that first layer off,
you've
> got a standard all season tire that won't hold a candle to a Nokia NRW.
>
> Lee
> '95.5 S6 avant (w/Nokia NRWs)
> '96 A6 quattro avant (w/Nokia NRWs)
>